Career happiness is a trade off

Career happiness is a trade off

This is an old ABC story from a couple of years ago, which I kept because it discussed career happiness. Most of the jobs I’ve had have been pretty good. But there have been a few shockers. With the shockers, I walked. Society tells us to do what we love. And if we...
ALP attacked for wanting minimum wage to rise – WTF?

ALP attacked for wanting minimum wage to rise – WTF?

The two main complaints I hear from Adelaide resume clients (apart from the uselessness of recruiters), is working for fools and low wages. The Labor Party has been criticised for wanting wage rises. The Guardian’s Greg Jericho wrote, “It is a true sign of how many...
Adelaide CBD: good times and bad

Adelaide CBD: good times and bad

In an InDaily article, Andrew Beer, the Executive Dean of UniSA Business, reckons Adelaide’s CBD will bounce back after the Covid-19 restrictions lift. The full version can be found here. Unfortunately, the CBD was in decline long before the lockdowns and working from...
Behavioural interviews

Behavioural interviews

I’m busy meeting recruiters next week and I will have my nose to the keyboard but I thought readers might be interested in this short piece on behavioural interviews by recruitment agency, Robert Half. Behavioural interview questions Behavioural interview questions...
Are resumes dead?

Are resumes dead?

I like this story by blogger Mat McGuinness, who reckons resumes are dead. I reckon they’ve got maybe five to ten years left. The main reason is most are boring. They’re eye glazing. They don’t have a unique selling point. Almost none use basic propaganda and...
Time wasters and non-payers terminated

Time wasters and non-payers terminated

Every now and then we get a client who says, after we have started work on their resume: “Put this on hold and I’ll get back to you later.” “This is hard. I have to think. I thought you’d do all the work.” A personal favourite is to tell us the job closes in three...